I am using the Windows 7 style for the tasklist settings in NextStart. Is there some way that i can get the quicklaunch icons to display a mouseover effect? I've tried enabling it in the Quicklaunch button skinning preferences dialog but that didn't work. Thanks.

Not for the icons themselves, although NextSTART currently supports normal, pressed and mouse over quick launch button bitmaps. Those QL button backgrounds, however, will always be BEHIND the icon itself.